Straka Academy gardens to open to public on May 6

The Straka Academy, the Office of the Czech Government, will open its gardens to the public as of May 6, the office announced on its web page. The gardens on the banks of the Vltava River are traditionally open to the public every Saturday from spring to autumn. The government annually has open doors day with special tours for the public at the Staraka Academy headquarters, an impressive neo-Baroque building, Hrzánský Palace in Hradčany and Kramář Villa, the residence of Czech prime ministers.